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Dist. 6, McMinn County, Tennessee, 17 Aug 1870, Athens PO
p.51b, dwelling number 81, family number 82
Hicks A. R. 40 m w farmer $100/$750 TN
Susan 41 f w keeping house SC
Martha 19 f w TN
William 15 m w TN attended school
Jesse 14 m w TN attended school
Lucinda 12 f w TN attended school, cannot W
James 10 m w TN attended school, cannot R/W
Alice 9 f w TN
Samuel 7 m w TN
Albert 5 m w TN
Anderson 5 m w TN
Robert 2 m w TN
Richard 4/12 m w TN born in April
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John Anderson Hicks age 5 later married Mary Viala (Mollie) Bryan. Mollie was the daughter of my third great grandparents Peter Hubbard Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate. As such, Mollie was the sister of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan. John Anderson Hicks was the son of Abraham Russell Hicks Jr. age 40 and Susanna A. Bullington age 41. |
Dist. 11, McMinn County, Tennessee, 6 Jul 1870, Athens PO p.126b, dwelling number 77, family number 78 Henry Hugh A. 44 m w farmer /$100 TN Nancy E. 36 f w keeping house TN Louisa 13 f w TN attended school, cannot W Rufus 7 m w TN David 3 m w TN |
Nancy Elizabeth Jane Newman age 36 was the daughter of Jarrett/Jared Campbell Newman and Mary (Polly) Bryan. Polly Bryan was the daughter of my fourth great grandparents Thomas C. Bryan Sr. and Nancy Cate. As such, Polly was the sister of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan. I have not been able to identify who this particular Hugh Henry was. Henry was a prominent surname in Jefferson County and Sevier County, and Major Hugh Henry was one of the founders of the family in the area. Hugh and Nancy moved from Jefferson County to McMinn County between 1860 and 1870. |
Dist. 12, McMinn County, Tennessee, 12 Jul 1870, Athens PO
p.135a, dwelling number 33, family number 37 (Lou in family number 38)
Cate Gideon 74 m w farmer $4500/$1000 TN
Daniel 37 m w working on farm TN
Lou 34 f w housekeeping /$300 TN
Lizzie 11 f w TN
William 9 m w TN
Riley 6 m w TN
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Gideon Cate was the son of John Cate Jr. and Mary Ann Koontz. John Cate Jr. was the son of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary. As such John Cate Jr. was the brother of my fourth great grandfather Joshua Cate, and Gideon was Joshua's nephew. In 1870, Gideon was a widower. His wife was Elizabeth Stephenson. Lutitia Louise (Lou) Russell age 34 was Gideon's daughter-in-law. In 1870, she was the widow of Gideon's son Christopher C. Cate. Lizzie, William, and Riley were Lou's children and Gideon's grandchildren. |
Dist. 12, McMinn County, Tennessee, 12 Jul 1870, Athens PO
p.135a, dwelling number 34, family number 39
Cate William 40 m w /$400 TN
Eveline 38 f w housekeeping TN
Huggins Benj 24 m b laborer TN cannot R/W
Cate William 75 m b laborer NC cannot R/W
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William Horace Cate was the son of Gideon Cate and Elizabeth Stephenson. Gideon Cate was the son of John Cate Jr. and Mary Ann Koontz. John Cate Jr. was the son of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary. As such John Cate Jr. was the brother of my fourth great grandfather Joshua Cate, and Gideon was Joshua's nephew. I do not know Eveline's surname. I assume she was William's wife, but courthouse marriage records are not extant for McMinn County prior to 1886. Benjamin Huggins and William Cate age 75 appear to have been slaves owned by the Cate family prior to the Civil War. |
Dist. 15, McMinn County, Tennessee, 27 Jul 1870, Athens PO p.166a, dwelling number 22, family number 24 Peters Newton J. 43 m w farmer $1000/$775 TN Margaret 35 f w keeping house TN William 7 m w TN attended school Thomas 5 m w TN Clara 3 f w TN Robert 1 m w TN Thompson Mack 14 m w laborer TN cannot R/W |
Newton J. Peters was the son of Landon C. Peters and Amie Bennett. Landon Peters was from the Christian Peters line of Carter County, Tennessee. I do not believe that this line is connected to mine. However, I am mindful that my Peters line moved from Greenbrier County, Virginia to Anderson County, Tennessee in 1797. There was a Christian Peters in Greenbrier County. And Tobias Peters Sr. of Greenbrier County, Virginia and Anderson County, Tennessee had descendants with "Newton" in their name. Newton's wife was Margaret Lane. Newton J. Peters married Elizabeth J. Walker in 1872 in Knox County, Tennessee. It seems likely that Margaret Lane died between 1870 and 1872, and that this was the same Newton J. Peters who married Elizabeth J. Walker. |
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